Marine Biology

Most recent answer: 10/22/2007

Q:
The questions I have is not for myself but for my niece. She is doing a paper on Marine Biology and needs information such as to the who, what, and where of Marine Biology. If you can help me with this or list me know where I might find this information, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
- Rosie Rivera
Florida Environmental, Kissimmee, FL 34741
A:
Rosie -

Marine biology is basically the study of marine animals. The important thing here is that these are "marine" only. Marine animals are animals that live in saltwater. The study of animals that live in freshwater is rather unsurprisingly called "freshwater biology." Many people thing that marine biology is more interesting, though, because it includes animals like dolphins and whales. Unfortunately, it would take me a /very/ long time to go into all the details of marine biology. And since I’m not quite sure what sort of information you’re looking for, I can’t help you very much there.

But there are /lots/ of websites out there dedicated entirely to marine biology. Try going to and searching for "marine biology". Also, check out the answer to our question, . This answer includes lots of great links, too. Although they do focus on how to become a marine biologist, they have lots of general information, too.

If you can’t find what you need there, your local library should have some good childrens books that give general overviews of the subject, too.

-Tamara

(published on 10/22/2007)